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Piracy,Privacy, And Privatization: Fictional And Legal Approaches To The Electronic Future Of Cash , Walter A. Effross
Piracy,Privacy, And Privatization: Fictional And Legal Approaches To The Electronic Future Of Cash , Walter A. Effross
American University Law Review
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Lex Informatica: The Formulation Of Information Policy Rules Through Technology , Joel R. Reidenberg
Lex Informatica: The Formulation Of Information Policy Rules Through Technology , Joel R. Reidenberg
Faculty Scholarship
Historically, law and government regulation have established default rules for information policy, including constitutional rules on freedom of expression and statutory rights of ownership of information. This Article will show that for network environments and the Information Society, however, law and government regulation are not the only source of rule-making. Technological capabilities and system design choices impose rules on participants. The creation and implementation of information policy are embedded in network designs and standards as well as in system configurations. Even user preferences and technical choices create overarching, local default rules. This Article argues, in essence, that the set of …